Practice Leader (Emerging) – AI Impact Analysis

  • Full-time
  • Business Unit: Professional Services

Company Description

Join an entrepreneurial and innovative team at Liberty, a Resultant Company, where we solve the most complex problems in the M&A market quickly and completely. As a member of our fast-paced team, you won’t just be a consultant; you’ll be a strategic advisor and an execution partner for Private Equity firms, investment banks, and Fortune 500 companies. 

We provide complete, senior-led teams that support the entire merger and acquisition lifecycle—from identifying value during pre-close diligence to realizing that value through post-close technology and data execution. 

Our Culture: Agency and Collaboration 

  • Solve What You See: We thrive in an environment where team members are encouraged to take the initiative and solve the problems they see. 

  • High-Stakes, High-Speed: We operate in a fast-paced environment that demands "operator-savvy" thinking and an unbiased perspective. 

  • Proven Excellence: We are proud to be recognized by Fortune and Crain’s Chicago Business as a Best Place to Work. 

Job Description

Role Overview

We are seeking an emerging leader to build and scale our AI Impact Analysis practice. This role is designed for a high-performing strategy or AI leader ready to step into full practice ownership within 12–18 months.

Initially, this individual will:
• Co-lead client engagements with the Partners
• Refine and scale our AI Impact Analysis methodology
• Lead technical delivery teams
• Support business development efforts

Within 12–18 months, this individual will:
• Independently lead AI Impact Analysis engagements
• Own the AI practice’s delivery model
• Lead a growing team of technical and consulting talent
• Serve as Liberty’s primary AI practice leader

This is a build-and-scale leadership role with clear trajectory to Managing Director / Partner.

 

Key Responsibilities

1. Practice Development & Methodology

• Refine and systematize Liberty’s AI Impact Analysis framework
• Develop repeatable tools for AI opportunity assessment, competitive leverage and threat analysis, AI maturity diagnostics, value creation modeling, and roadmap design
• Create scalable templates, benchmarks, and engagement playbooks
• Build internal knowledge assets across industries

2. Client Engagement Leadership

• Lead AI Impact Analysis engagements end-to-end (with partnership initially)
• Translate AI use cases into measurable business value
• Present findings to C-suite executives and PE investment teams
• Develop phased, execution-ready AI roadmaps
• Ensure recommendations are practical, financially grounded, and implementable

3. Team Leadership

• Lead Liberty’s technical AI professionals supporting engagements
• Coordinate data scientists, engineers, and analysts into a cohesive delivery model
• Establish quality standards and project governance
• Build team capability as the practice scales

4. Business Development

• Support proposal development and client presentations
• Assist in converting inbound demand into structured engagements
• Help position Liberty as a credible AI value creation partner to PE firms
• Gradually assume greater responsibility for revenue generation

Qualifications

Experience (6–10 Years Preferred)

• Strategy consulting (Senior Manager / Principal level), OR
• AI / Digital Transformation leader inside an enterprise, OR
• Product or AI strategy leader at a high-growth tech company
• Experience working with Private Equity firms or portfolio companies strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and complex initiatives

Core Capabilities

Strategic & Financial:
• Strong structured thinking
• Ability to connect AI initiatives to EBITDA impact and valuation drivers
• Comfortable modeling financial implications of technology initiatives

AI & Technology:
• Deep understanding of AI use cases (including Generative AI)
• Familiarity with data infrastructure and AI implementation realities
• Ability to distinguish practical value from hype

Leadership:
• Proven ability to lead technical teams
• Strong executive communication skills
• High ownership mentality
• Entrepreneurial and comfortable building from ambiguity

Additional Information

Compensation Structure

  • Competitive base salary
  • Performance-based bonus tied to practice revenue, engagement profitability, and client impact
  • Clear path to equity or long-term incentive participation

Other:

  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  • All communication regarding your application status will come from a Resultant.com, SmartRecruiters.com or Libertyadvisorgroup.com email domain. We will not call you without a pre-arranged interview being scheduled.

 

What It's Like to Work Here

At Resultant, we are driven by purpose—partnering with clients to take on their toughest challenges and creating outcomes that make a real difference. Success here means lasting impact, not just delivered projects. We work as collaborative experts, leaning into complexity with confidence and humility, asking smart questions, sharing ideas freely, and combining our diverse expertise to turn challenges into clear, transformative solutions. We make our outcomes visible by sharing results, stories, and lessons learned, because growth happens through shared experience.

Accountability & Ownership

Resultant offers a flexible, high-trust environment, paired with a shared commitment to accountability:

  • Take ownership of your work from start to finish and deliver on your commitments to clients and coworkers
  • Communicate proactively, especially when priorities shift
  • Focus on outcomes, follow-through, and measurable impact
  • Show up where it matters, in person or virtually, when it strengthens relationships or results
  • Do the small things brilliantly: respond timely, stay organized, and follow through to build trust

We trust each other to own our work and deliver exceptional results. Flexibility means autonomy paired with accountability: the freedom to work in ways that fit your life, balanced with the reliability our clients and coworkers count on.

Is Resultant the right spot for you?

You may thrive here if you bring curiosity and a consulting mindset to every challenge, take ownership of your growth, and give and receive feedback with intention. If you're energized by bold ideas, continuous learning, and investing in the people around you, this is your place. At Resultant, we show up for each other, own our outcomes, and build leaders who create lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and each other.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

We embrace AI across everything we do, and that includes how you prepare for this interview. Feel free to use AI tools to research the role, practice your responses, and put your best foot forward. What matters to us is getting to know the real you — how you think, how you communicate, and what you genuinely bring to the table. Our interviews are designed to go deeper than any polished answer, so come curious and come as yourself without the support of an AI tool during our conversation.

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